Brainstatik to Perform in Philadelphia, New Hope, and Cheltenham, PA

Stockton, NJ (April 13, 2006) -- The instrumental progressive rock
band Brainstatik has announced its upcoming spring performances. On
Friday, April 21, starting at 8 p.m., Brainstatik will perform at
the free monthly Gate to Moonbase Alpha concert series at The
Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St. in Philadelphia. During this eclectic
night of spacemusic, Brainstatik will be joined by The Ace Paradise
Project, Stares to Nowhere, and Ombient.

Brainstatik will also perform 'Sound Paintings', two full hours of
all new improvisational spacemusic on Sunday, May 7 from 2:00 -
4:00 p.m. at the New Hope Arts Building, corner of Bridge and
Stockton Streets (upstairs) in New Hope, PA. There is no
admission fee.

Brainstatik will be participating in the Electro-Music 2006
Festival, an amazing 3-day gathering of electronic music fans at
the Cheltenham Arts Center in Cheltenham, PA. Brainstatik's live
performance will take place in the theater on June 4, 2006 from
3:15 - 4:00 p.m. Details and ticket info can be found at
event.electro-music.com.

Brainstatik features Stockton, NJ guitarist Robert Burger on guitar
and guitar-synthesizer. Burger's solo project "The Gak Omek"
recently released a second album, The Return of the All-Powerful
Light Beings (Fossil Records), a follow up to the first CD, Alien
Eye. Described as a progressive rock interpretation of ancient and
modern mysteries, the 'Return of the All-Powerful Light Beings' is
one of the most imaginative new offerings in the progressive rock
(prog rock) style. Burger's style has been compared to Robert Fripp,
Steve Hackett, David Torn, and Pat Metheny. The new CD takes
cerebral music to a new level by incorporating majestic guitar
playing, electronic percussion, and cosmic synth sounds. The Return
of the All-Powerful Light Beings was voted one of the Top 20
Progressive Rock Albums of 2004 by Progressive Soundscapes Radio,
Sea of Tranquility, Nucleus, and Radio Gnome.

Mike Hunter of Trenton, NJ plays the 12-string Warr touch guitar
and 6-string electric with South Jersey based Irish
traditional/Celtic rock group The Stone Soup Band, as well as his
solo ambient drone music under the "Ombient" moniker. His music has
been described as ambient like the random symmetry of wind chimes,
the sound of vehicles moving on some far distant highway, and the
warm hum of high tension power lines.

Glenn Robitaille, a resident of Dunellen, NJ plays acoustic and
electronic drums. Glenn's style includes a love for odd time
signatures, time changes, polyrhythms, and the pallet of sounds
available through electronic drums. In previous lives he played
drums for Solar Circus, The Callipygian Blues Band, and Gangster
Clairvoyants.

Jim Silvestri of Wood-Ridge, NJ has been playing bass for 30
years. Jim started his musical career with the classic rock band
Rushlight in the late 70s. He also appeared with The John Michel
Orchestra, The Stardreamers, The All Star Jazz Orchestra and was a
founding member of the progressive rock band Ghosts on the Skyline.

George Mahlberg lives in the Manayunk area of Philadelphia, PA. When
not installing and training users of editorial publishing systems,
he hosts a weekly radio program, Nocturnal Transmissions, on WPRB-FM
103.3 in Princeton, or can be found simply sitting under the stars
and pondering the vastness of the Cosmos. A multi-instrumentalist,
George performs on a Chapman Stick Bass, sitar, Theremin, and his
venerable BC Rich Eagle bass.

Brainstatik co-founder Ken Palmer, an art director at Bloomberg and
resident of Crosswicks, NJ plays synthesizers and serves as
recording engineer for the band's music. He is the founder and host
of the Cosmic Coffeehouse (www.cosmiccoffeehouse.org), a bi-monthly
event in that showcases unique local musicians. He previously
played keyboards and guitar in the bands E. Echo-K and Liquid Idiot.

Robert J. Burger and Ken Palmer formed Brainstatik in 1995. For the
past eleven years they've recorded and performed completely
improvised and spontaneously composed instrumental music. Their
sound has been influenced by everything from progressive rock,
electronic, and world/ethnic music. For more information, visit
www.brainstatik.com.